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Thanks for the spelling
I rely on Word catching my mistakes too much.

My point was, and still is, that the system is broken. MS and other large companies do indeed need to file for idiotic patents just to stay one step ahead of law suits. If the patent is granted, they are safe. If it is not, they are still safe. If they don't attempt, they are a big fat sitting target.

And as far as browsers go, Opera invented everything. Just ask someone who uses it...
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Didn't Apple's Safari have  999ad@... | 12/21/06
Actually, if you'll (for a second)  mdemuth | 12/21/06
Whatt??????  999ad@... | 12/22/06
Thanks for the spelling  mdemuth | 12/22/06
Hey, no problem.  999ad@... | 12/22/06
I don't think Apple was the point...  el1jones | 12/22/06
That's not why Microsoft patents things  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 12/21/06
Re: That's not why Microsoft patents things  none none | 12/22/06
Where you are wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/22/06
Re: Where you are wrong...  none none | 12/22/06
Again, it is how they do it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/23/06
Re: Again, it is how they do it.  none none | 12/24/06
Re: Again, it is how they do it.  none none | 12/24/06
If I understand it correctly, John's point is  Richard Flude | 12/22/06
Its more like they want to licence it  deaf_e_kate | 12/23/06
No, John  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/26/06
Apple's stupid patent applications  NonZealot | 12/22/06
Microsoft should just tell their supporters what RSS is  mighetto | 12/21/06
All patents must die [nt]  Omch'Ar | 12/21/06
Wrong...  techboy_z | 12/22/06
Wrong also...  osreinstall | 12/22/06
How so?  techboy_z | 12/22/06
Real easy.  osreinstall | 12/22/06
Isn't RSS definitely prior-art in this area ?  BitTwiddler | 12/22/06
I think people love to say  xuniL_z | 12/22/06
Well, that cleared that up.  BitTwiddler | 12/22/06
Insane US patent system  funnyusername | 12/22/06
It could be  John Zern | 12/22/06
Re: It could be  none none | 12/22/06
People READ IT AGAIN!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/22/06
I know why it is hard to grasp  NonZealot | 12/22/06
So that's your problem...  MacCanuck | 12/22/06
Merry Christmas to you too  NonZealot | 12/22/06
A number of your favorite companies patents could probably be challenged  Boot_Agnostic | 12/22/06
Change  fheijkamp | 12/22/06
As if  Omch'Ar | 12/23/06

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